Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor and Adreno 420 GPU are official

April 5, 2013 Updated on : December 5, 2014

Qualcomm introduced its latest Snapdragon 805 processor. The Snapdragon805 is successor to snapdragon 800 processor, which was announced in January. It features new Adreno 420 GPU which claims to offer 40 percent more graphics processing. Upcoming flagship / high end smartphones would be powered by this CPU. The new 805 processor brings support for Ultra HD 4K resolution, on the device and UHD TVs. According to the Qualcomm, it is the first mobile CPU that offers system level UHD support, 4K video recording, 4K video playback and improved dual camera Image signal processors.

Snapdragon 805 Features

2.5 GHz quad core Krait 450 CPU

Memory bandwidth up to 25.6 GB/sec

Adreno 420 GPU

Ultra HD resolution display with HDTV out

Dual band WiFi VIVE 802.11ac

First Gpixels through camera support in am mobile processor

LTE up to 150Mbps

It will be available in upcoming smartphones by 2014, as the mass production of the 805 begins.